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Not his style but President Obama angrily responded to House Speaker John A. Boehner’s abrupt withdrawal from talks on a debt ceiling increase, and summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Saturday for emergency talks to plot a new course before the Aug. 2 deadline
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CHICAGO-Members of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest education union, voted on Monday to endorse President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign.
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said:
“Obama and the union share a vision and members wanted early and strong support to help his election.”
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NEW JERSEY — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, who served as an Ambassador for the Obama administration, announced his candidacy for president of the United States today in Liberty State Park, N.J., the same location Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in 1980.
“For the first time in our history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive and less confident than the
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According to Salon.com, Fox News host Eric Bolling apologized for racist insults he directed towards President Obama, contending he “got a little fast and loose with the language.” He went on to say that he was sorry if his remarks were interpreted as disrespectful.
Bolling went on a mini-rant while criticizing the president’s meeting with Ali Bongo, president of the African nation of Gabon, who is viewed by some as
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WASHINGTON — After much silence, the Obama administration is speaking out on the Weinergate scandal. White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama believes Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was wrong to send a lewd photo over Twitter and then lie about it, but the continuing scandal surrounding it has become a distraction from important national business.
Aboard Air Force One during a trip to Raleigh, N.C. Carney said, “The president feels,
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NEW YORK — President Obama is on a mission to win back the allegiance of his most vital sources of campaign cash. A few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, Obama met with two dozen Wall Street executives to get their thoughts on how to speed up the economic recovery.
During the meeting, which lasted over an hour, Obama opened the floor to discuss hot topics such as hedge fund regulation and
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TALLAHASSEE — President Barack Obama has problems in Florida that he didn’t have when he won the prized state in 2008.
The state’s economy is worse than elsewhere. Foreclosures are high. Property values are low. As president, Obama could be blamed.
Voters’ shifting attitudes show the degree to which the atmosphere has changed since his first campaign. Florida Democrats made gains in 2008 with Obama on the
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President Obama will be meeting with Ali Bongo Ondimba, the controversial president of Gabon who has been accused of human rights violations.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month .
Read the full proclamation from the President below:
Read MoreThe music of our Nation has always spoken to the condition of our people and reflected the diversity of our Union. African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions to our culture by capturing the hardships and
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services Sunday at a Washington church founded in 1863 by freed slaves.
The first family entered Shiloh Baptist Church to a round of applause on a sun-splashed day in the nation’s capital as members of a choir dressed in black sang “Total Praise.”
Obama shook a few hands and hugged some members of the congregation as
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Donald Trump appeared on the Today Show this morning to talk to Meredith Vieira, and continued to express his doubt of Obama’s nationality, blasting the President on his foreign affairs policy and affiliating himself “with the tea party.”
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Harlem, New York– President Obama held a fundraiser last night at a recently opened Harlem neighborhood restaurant, Red Rooster; raising 1.5 million for the Democratic National Committee, and drawing crowds of many neighborhood supporters who hoped to catch a glimpse of the first African-American President.
Among the 50 attendees of the $30,800-a-plate fundraiser, Charles Rangel was in attendance to support Obama’s “unofficial kickoff party” for the 2012 presidential season. After receiving a standing ovation, the President joked, “You guys applauding for the corn bread?”.
The President then discussed the Japan earthquake and the U.S. military action in Libya.
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WASHINGTON – Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately.
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It was the first time Obama has called for Gadhafi to step down, coming after days of bloodshed in Libya. Gadhafi has vowed to fight to the end to maintain
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“I’m the head of the state!” President Obama shouts, with a blend of jubilation and indignation on his face.
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